Vaisampayana continued,—­“When the attire of Draupadi was being thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud, saying), ’O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana).  O Kesava, seest thou not that the Kauravas are humiliating me.  O Lord, O husband of Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions, O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean.  O Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe, Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,—­who am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.’  Thus did that afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the three worlds.  Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.  And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived there on foot.  And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many hues.  And, O monarch as the attire of Draupadi was being dragged, after one was taken off, another of the same kind, appeared covering her.  And thus did it continue till many clothes were seen.  And, O exalted on, owing to the protection of Dharma, hundreds upon hundreds of robes of many hues came off Draupadi’s person.  And there arose then a deep uproar of many many voices.  And the kings present in that assembly beholding that most extraordinary of all sights in the world, began to applaud Draupadi and censure the son of Dhritarashtra.  And Bhima then, squeezing his hands, with lips quivering in rage, swore in the midst of all those kings a terrible oath in a loud voice.

“And Bhima said,—­Hear these words of mine, ye Kshatriyas of the world.  Words such as these were never before uttered by other men, nor will anybody in the future ever utter them.  Ye lords of earth, if having spoken these words I do not accomplish them hereafter, let me not obtain the region of my deceased ancestors.  Tearing open in battle, by sheer force, the breast of this wretch, this wicked-minded scoundrel of the Bharata race, if I do not drink his life-blood, let me not obtain the region of my ancestors.”

Vaisampayana continued,—­“Hearing these terrible words of Bhima that made the down of the auditors to stand on end, everybody present there applauded him and censured the son of Dhritarashtra.  And when a mass of clothes had been gathered in that assembly, all dragged from the person of Draupadi, Dussasana, tired and ashamed, sat down.  And beholding the sons of Kunti in that state, the persons—­those gods among men—­that were in that assembly all uttered the word ’Fie!’(on the son of Dhritarashtra).  And the united voices of all became so loud that they made the down of anybody who heard them stand on end.  And all the honest